The August 2/08 Toronto Star article in this link http://www.thestar.com/article/471489
tells about the difficulties protecting the Piping Plovers at Wasaga Beach and also about how the Ontario provincial government has apparently given the forestry industry a one-year exemption from the new Endangered Species Act. It is well worth a read - and perhaps an organized email campaign to protest the exemption? FYI Mike -- Mike Street Ancaster, Ontario, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php

